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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

After the standard T2 start, the player pushes out a Fusion Reactor unusually early (from 8:48) to scale energy well ahead of the norm before transitioning into typical Citadel/Armageddon play.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (86%)

#eco #t2 · 84 distinct matches · 29 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 61% of 85 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:49 · 13% of role by thenOnly 13% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:11

Then transitions into anti-nuke (32% of army), Armageddon (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 9:00

  1. Open Bot Lab into Advanced Bot Lab as the standard T2 rush.
  2. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to grow team metal.
  3. Push Fusion Reactor far earlier than the usual 12:17 norm.
  4. Keep supplying team with T2 cons and Advanced Construction Bots.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 84 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:49 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:08–1:18

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:12, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (49%)

    By 3:10 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 27 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Energy storage
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · typical 4:12
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (46%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:37
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:17 · typical 5:17
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine33Wind+13 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 48 wind, 9 converterdone ~10:07, middle half 9:40–10:32
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler +3 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

    By 8:49 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind (standard 36) · 9 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 38 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. Wind ×5
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×3
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×5
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×4
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×5
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    33. Wind ×5
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×5
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:51 · typical 10:07
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine92Wind−48 vs standard
    • Energy Converter51Converter
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 94 wind, 24 converter, 7 con turretin 62% of games
    2. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 29 converter, 8 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (47%) · Tracer (39%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (36%) · metal storage (32%) · con aircraft (31%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Butler

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 143 wind · 2 fusion · 60 converter (standard 44) · 1 energy storage · 14 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 264 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×7
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×6
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×5
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:47
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter ×2
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×5
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. TracerTracer
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Fusion ReactorFusion
    107. Con turret
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Con turret
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Con turret
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×5
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×3
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:28
    157. Wind ×5
    158. Converter
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind ×2
    161. StormbringerBomber
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Converter
    166. StormbringerBomber
    167. Wind
    168. Con turret
    169. Wind
    170. StormbringerBomber
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. StormbringerBomber
    176. Wind
    177. StormbringerBomber
    178. Wind ×3
    179. Converter
    180. StormbringerBomber
    181. Wind
    182. StormbringerBomber
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. StormbringerBomber
    186. Wind ×3
    187. StormbringerBomber
    188. Converter
    189. StormbringerBomber
    190. Converter
    191. Wind
    192. StormbringerBomber
    193. Wind ×2
    194. StormbringerBomber
    195. Wind
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. StormbringerBomber
    199. Wind ×2
    200. StormbringerBomber
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. StormbringerBomber
    204. Wind ×3
    205. StormbringerBomber
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. StormbringerBomber
    209. Wind
    210. Converter
    211. Wind
    212. StormbringerBomber
    213. Wind
    214. StormbringerBomber
    215. Converter
    216. Wind
    217. StormbringerBomber
    218. Wind ×2
    219. Converter
    220. FalconFighter
    221. Wind
    222. FalconFighter
    223. Wind ×2
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Converter
    226. Wind
    227. FalconFighter ×2
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×2
    230. FalconFighter
    231. Wind
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Converter
    234. Wind
    235. FalconFighter
    236. Wind ×3
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Con turret
    239. Converter
    240. Wind
    241. Con turret
    242. Wind ×2
    243. FalconFighter
    244. Converter
    245. Wind
    246. FalconFighter
    247. Con turret
    248. Converter
    249. Wind ×2
    250. Converter
    251. Wind
    252. FalconFighter
    253. Con turret
    254. Wind ×2
    255. Converter
    256. FalconFighter
    257. Con turret
    258. Wind ×2
    259. FalconFighter
    260. Converter
    261. Wind
    262. Con turret
    263. FalconFighter
    264. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 OS, 26/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:21 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Pond or Air or Beach seafirst at 4:40 · in 100% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · in 85% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

85 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003843830000
2:009179150000
3:00172516420000
4:00326631510000
5:00492448660000
6:00608058080000
7:00780072300000
8:00997790700000
9:0012648112490000
10:0017188135790000
11:0020826164090000
12:0024508199730000
13:0027794237850000
14:0031874275540900104
15:003645731617513230204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far more often than the standard build with a large lead in metal production and near-zero losses.

  • + Team win rate 64% vs 53% for standard build.
  • + Metal produced by 10:00 much higher (16996 vs 13553).
  • − No enemy metal destroyed recorded by 15:00 (0 vs 400 for standard).
  • − Requires strict early Bot Lab and Advanced Metal Extractor timing to reach 9:00 Fusion.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

KOT_

38.9 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2335 metal received · 45096 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:18 · n=85
Advanced Bot Lab4:12Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=85
Advanced Metal Extractor5:17Middle 50%: 4:58–5:35 · n=85
Fusion Reactor10:07Middle 50%: 9:40–10:32 · n=80

Played most by

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